2005 in Belgian television explained

This is a list of Belgian television related events from 2005.

Events

• 20 March - Nuno Resende is selected to represent Belgium at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with his song "Le Grand Soir". He is selected to be the forty-seventh Belgian Eurovision entry during Eurosong held at the RTBF Studios in Brussels.
• 19 June - Katerine Avgoustakis wins the first season of the Flemish version of Star Academy.
• Unknown - Launch of the Belgian version of The X Factor.
• 11 December - Udo Mechels wins the first season of X Factor.^[1]

Debuts

• Unknown - X Factor (2005-2008)

Television shows

1990s

• Samson en Gert (1990–present)
• Familie (1991–present)
• Wittekerke (1993-2008)
• Thuis (1995–present)
• Wizzy & Woppy (1999-2007)

2000s

• Big Brother (2000-2007)
• Idool (2003-2011)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
TMF Pure TMF NL TMF Party	Cable and satellite	1 May
TV Oranje	Cable and satellite	5 October

Closures

See also

• 2005 in Belgium

Notes and References

1. News: Udo (29) wint X-Factor dankzij geweldige stem. Marc. Coppens. Het Nieuwsblad. 12 December 2005. 7 February 2024. nl.